Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-09
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The trial Of the ex-clerk John L West On -
charge OF housebreaking with intent 20 oomma
rape on the person OF MA May fsee o. ~
18th OF November last was resumed IN IL
Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur. this morning.
Tne DEFENDANT offered IN additional sert0 a
prayers that the jury might md unasr the Ana
anoictment verdict Of assault and battery.
AIlo:S O'Clock Mr.. worhington resumed m
srHumsns Tor the government He chained that
be attributed 20 liquor. The large quantty q
Sntoroiorm, eight ounces-purchased that evening
MI WOThins s sSs s surRSs
unoerStoodft took UP the testimony OF DR. (3o<fln0
and said admitting that the defendant was ooS
be did NOT become % dared thai he had 70 s. ~
out OF the house, but really had 90 much ssnHe
have carried away the chioroform had be kpoVn
where ne mao placed IL. He then arYued that his
eau s At the noass next morning and what he "a
insane man claimed. Everything tended 20 nav
that he WAS not in that semi -unconscious stSse
arrived At 81. Johns n. B., the following Tuasday.
Al II :SS MT. Worthington submitted Che case
70 west Kissing Ma Pages hand; eti's sSs r. =
The district attorney remarked that he h.d %
THE JUDGES CHARGE
The court proceeded TO charge the jury He sa,a
that the instructions (Which Mr.. Cook read % fae
a. they went, embodied the Law. He explained tho
statute, saying that the nrst Indictment punished
the breaking or entry into dwelling houses There
night time II the DEFENDANT broke, or entered
without breaking, with the Intention OF commit
count publishes breaking or entering for the pur.
pose OF committing an assault II &c should
appear that the defendant entered with the
Ihe second indictment charges amply an
assault. The offence In either OF the three
forms is punishable: The testimony he SAID had
the leading features 70 establish the relations
between the parties and be referred 70 the ciscum.
their friendly terms presents passing from one to
the other, etc. However. friendly their relations g
would constitute no excuse 70 commit Q npa
The testimony had not been introduced a an en-.
cuse for the crime, but TO show their relations.
The question was, did he break and enter with the
md this, then comes Ia his defence-loa Of con.
sciousness-and II he has succeeded In proving
that, he IL entitled TO an acquittal The pfesump-
incumbent on the government 20 prove that he n
sane. II man Is capable Of forming IN tntao-
su@ed the great might Of authority Is that he
burden OF proving otherwtse is on the defendant
The presumption Of sanity is 70 be overcame by
the testimony as to the preponderancs OF proof on
the subject OF insanity, and he hastily skesnhed
Sh se w,s 81
accompanied BY insanity. Such thing q excas-
ing an attempt to rape by irresistible impals WA
irresistible impulse, but It followed disease. II
upon the whole they found the defendant bad
mental arrangement, a disordered intellect and
should trace the act as resulting from an out
break, originating In Q mind disordered by inaAn-
ity, they should ind him not guilty. There had
been cases where mothers had token the lives oe
their children; husbands those OF their wives.
Mere nts OF vertigo and headaches do not consti-
Il was quite competent for the fury 70 inquire
as TO whether his physical condition had NO
affected hts BRAIN II there has been no dAssase
defense should fail II ne has SATISFIED the Jury
that he was unconscious, not knowing night from
wrong, and this comes from diseased mind they
should acquit him. ON the question OF reasonable
doubt, he said. IL arose from the whole ctrcum-
stances OF the case, but on the question Of IN
should also take into considefation his good char.
acter.
The jury retired at one O'Clock.
A Protest Against Cenvics Laber.
REVOLUTIONS OF THE FEDERATION % LABOR
At O stated meeting OF the Federation q LAhne
Onions in this city, the following vas adopted:
"Resolued, That the federation hereby emphati.
cally protests against the employment OF convict
labor on the streets OF the National capital. That
the federation, speaking for $1,000 workingmsa,
endorses TO the fullest extent the position taken
against the employment OF such labor by Mr.. c. X.
Wilson during the recent interview had with the
ingtOn. That this expression OF our views be com.
munlcated TO the Commissioners Of the District by
a committee appointed by the president OF this
body"
To-DkYs BALLOT AT CHARLEsToN.-The ballot IN
the West Virginia legislature for U. &. senator
to-day was the same as yesterday, as follows:
ing democracy, IL; Janney Greenbacker), q; John
son, l.
TRRAsURY APPoETMKNTs.-TheS secretary OF tho
Treasury to-day appointed l. W. Avery, OF Georgia,
to be chief OF division, first auditors Office vice
Jno. p. Bentley, reduced 10 81 900 cerkship and
Jas r. Guy to be inspector OF boilers Al Norfolk.
blows i'm u Newspaper office.
Mr. JOSEPH PULITZER KNOCKS Nh. JOSEPH HOWARD
DOWN.
Joseph Howard, Jr., the well-known newspAper
man, who has been connected with the New York
World for some time, yesterday severed his con-
nectaon with that paper after bnef fistic encoun-
ter with the editor and proprietor, Mr.. Joseph
Pulitzer. Late In the afternoon, II is aAAd, Mr.
Howard entered the Office and announced that 10
was going TO Montreal at haif-past six. Mr.. Putt
ger told him he did not wish him TO 60 that no
had other work for him. MI. Howard said he
ments Mr.. Pulitzer told him II he went his Con
nection with the World must cease Al this, &C =
ssS MT heTad g05 angs and spPsd an
up and struck Howard, knocking him down an1
knocking his glasses Oh. Az Howard 10 very nsoF-
In no n% az
and separated the combatantS
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